Greg Leskiw
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Greg Leskiw | |
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 Leskiw with The Guess Who in 1970 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 5 August 1946 |
| Genres | Rock |
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| Years active | 1969-present |
Gregory Leskiw (born 5 August 1946) is a Canadian guitarist and vocalist best known for playing rhythm guitar and singing background vocals on recordings and in concert with the Guess Who from 1970 to 1972.[1]
Born in Brandon, Manitoba[2] and raised in Shilo,[1] Leskiw grew up with a father who was a jazz guitarist and who had toured Manitoba in the 1930s and 1940s.[3] Leskiw began playing the guitar at the age of 12, initially learning jazz standards and jazz chords from his father.[1][3] Through Leskiw's high school years he played in Winnipeg rock bands The Shags, Logan Avenue, and Wild Rice.[4] By 1969, Wild Rice dissolved, and in mid-1970 he joined The Guess Who, as he and guitarist Kurt Winter both replaced the departed Randy Bachman.[5] Leskiw wrote "One Divided"[6] which appeared on the 1971 Guess Who album So Long, Bannatyne. After a few albums with The Guess Who, Leskiw left the band in March 1972,[1] and then formed the band Mood jga jga.[3] In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he was a member of Crowcuss and Kilowatt, both with another Guess Who alumnus, bassist Bill Wallace.[7] From 1986 to 1997, Leskiw operated Vox Pop Studios in Fort Garry, a popular recording studio for local Winnipeg groups such as Crash Test Dummies, New Meanies, and Mood jga jga.[3]
Discography
The Guess Who
- 1970: Share the Land
- 1971: Best of The Guess Who
- 1971: So Long, Bannatyne
- 1972: Rockin'
- 1974: The Best of the Guess Who, Vol. 2
- 1977: The Greatest Hits of the Guess Who
- 1997: The Guess Who: The Ultimate Collection
- 1999: The Guess Who: Greatest Hits
- 2003: Platinum & Gold Collection: The Guess Who
- 2003: The Guess Who: Anthology
Mood jga jga
- 1974: Mood jga jga (Warner Bros.)
- 1997: Boys Will Be Boys
Les Q
- 1979: Be My Champion (SL Records/CBS)
Kilowatt
- 1982: Kilowatt (Dallcorte Records)
- 1983: Currents
One Eyed Jacks
- 1993: Hell on Hold
Swing Soniq
- 1998: Moonglow
- 2005: Love Wild
